npanne Posted November 15, 2009 Share Posted November 15, 2009 Quick question for anyone who's used an engine stand before - what is the recommended method of connecting engine (6 cylinder) to said stand? Some people seem to connect them with the back plate in situ (bolts through back plate holes),and others take the back plate off and put bolts straight into the block.Any advice - pros or cons to either? It's more for storage than rebuilding purposes, so not fussed about access.CheersNeil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish44j Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 If you don't need to work on it, just store it, I would go with something a bit more low-tech (and virtually free):A regular 4-wheel dolly with a couple extra 2x4's on the edge set to the width of the bottom bracketJust roll it under your workbench or something :)you can see it on the left here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I've done it both ways. However if you are planning on doing a strip down, removing crank etc on the stand, it is better to take the back plate off first.But if it's just for storage then I'd go for the home made skate as above - takes up less space. Casters available from Machine mart etc for around a tenner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 The block is supposed to hang from the back plate, so that's what I do, though in use the front of the engine is also supported, so the stresses aren't the same. If you remove the rear crank oil seal housing before you put it on the stand, removing or replacing the crank is easy.If you can, then keep a dedicated back plate for engine builds. Then those abnormal stresses that might distort the plate are not a worry. Cut a bigger hole in the middle so you can get at the rear oil seal bolts while it's on the stand.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghr630 Posted November 16, 2009 Share Posted November 16, 2009 I have a Machine Mart stand and I have redrilled the mounting plate to bolt up to the engine mounting pad on the exhaust side of the block. I have biased to one end so the pivot is almost central and swivels OK. Means that I have unrestricted access to both ends and the ancillary side of the engine etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6 Mike Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 Same as above, there are some pictures on my blog - March 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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